Massive spring storm roars across central U S killing nine
A huge cyclone blasted the midwest with tornadic winds dust snow and rain killing nine and leaving two children missing. The system moved from Kansas toward eastern South Dakota and then toward the Minnesota Iowa border as Mississippi faced damaging winds and dust storms.
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Chicago
Canada
Kansas
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Jackson
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UN Transport Commission May Decide Chinese Seat
Russian demand for Mao Zedong’s China representation looms in the UN Transport and Communications Commission as Britain and another nation may abstain. Moscow’s plan to oust Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists follows Russia’s earlier walkouts from UN bodies, while a broader stalemate persists in Lake Success.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United Nations Commission
Transport and Communications Commission
Communist Government of China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Tze- Tung
UN Security Council
World Organization
Britain
Transport and Communication Commission
Isue
Funeral Services Held for Welby Merrifield at Riverside
Funeral services were conducted at 2:09 PM Saturday at Riverside Methodist church for Welby Merrifield with Rev. L F E Jones officiating. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery with casketbearers John Skabal Ben Harrison Leo Carson Bernard Walsh Milt Birka and Raymond Coon.
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Riverside Methodist Church
L. FE. Jones
Riverside Cemetery
John Skabal
Ben Harrison
Leo Carson
Bernard Walsh
Milt Birka
Raymond Coon
Farmers Seek Economy Program To Curb Surpluses
Farmers worry about the current price support program tying up billions in surpluses and potentially costing the treasury another large sum. Proposals include self financed support, food stamps, Brannan plan subsidies, lower supports, and broader production curbs to ease consumer resentment.
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Washington
CUP
Treasury
Truman
Congress
Des Moines Iowa Weather Outlook With Wind and Snow
Weather for Iowa cloudy and windy and colder this afternoon and tonight Occasional rain or snow in the north and east portions A few showers this afternoon in the southwest Cloudy with diminishing winds Tuesday Occasional rain or snow northeast half Colder east High today 88 northwest 56 southeast Low tonight 25 30 northwest 32 38 southeast High Tuesday 32 36 north 36 44 south Winds west to southwest 28 40 mph this afternoon diminishing to northwest tonight and slowly Tuesday
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Des Moines
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Polish Minister To Speak to Methodists Tomorrow Evening
Polish minister Dr. Joseph Szczepkowski from Warsaw will address the Methodist church during a family night dinner at 7 30 PM Tuesday March 28. The speaker, who escaped a German concentration camp and later studied in the United States, will discuss church work and auditions in Poland.
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Warsaw
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United States
Drew Theological Seminary
Humphrey Urges UN Control of U S Atom Stockpile
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey proposes turning the U S nuclear stockpile over to the United Nations to fund an international police force for world peace. He backs modifying the Baruch plan and urges a world conference to outlaw war and armament.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
United States
United Nations
Progressive Magazine
U. S
Russia
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State Department
Izaak Walton League Meets Tonight at VFW
The Izaak Walton League holds its regular monthly meeting at the VFW club rooms in Washington at 8:00 PM. After the business session, discussions and reports on the sports show Lake Darling Youth Center and the national convention will follow, and movies will be shown.
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VFW Club
Washington
Lake Darling
Winter storage tips for fertilizers on farms
Fertilizers are cheaper in winter and can be stored on most farms. Keep them in a dry place on a board floor that allows air circulation to prevent moisture buildup.
Mrs. Ella Burnell Dies in Los Angeles
Mrs. Ella Burnell died at her Los Angeles home after a brief illness. Funeral services were set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wee Kirk of the Heather. burial at Forest Lawn. Born May 9, 1876 in Washington, she was the daughter of J. A. Cunningham and Mary Elizabeth Davis. She married K. A. Burnell in Washington and is survived by her husband and daughter Louise Burnell. She was among Washington's pioneer families.
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Heather
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Washington
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Mary Elizabeth Davis
K. A. Burnell
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Wisconsin Senator Pushes Indian Affairs Reform
Wisconsin Senator Alexander Wiley urged investigation into how the government has mistreated Native Americans. In a letter to Dillon S. Myer the nominee for Indian affairs commissioner Wiley called for a fresh approach to reform and oversight of 5,000 obsolete laws, and said he would introduce a noncritical probe to aid the bureau’s just administration.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
Congress
Dillon S. Myer
Wisconsin Republican
Wiley
Myer
Bureau
Fathers Help Install Sons as Elders in U P Church Sunday
Ordination and installation services for six elders were held at the United Presbyterian church Sunday morning. One notable feature was that both the father and father in law of one candidate assisted, with Louis Larsens father from Mendan Nebraska and his father in law H L Walker of Neota taking part, and S W Livingston father of Dave Livingston Sr also assisting. Six men were installed as elders and three were ordained.
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United Presbyterian Church
Louis Larsen
Minden
Nebraska
H. L. Walker
Neota
S. W. Livingston
Dave Livingston Sr
Bednasek Case Near End After Jackson Testimony
Iowa City jurors heard emotional testimony as the father William E. Jackson described his daughter Margaret Gee Jackson and denied Bednasek’s claim of a fatal accident. Psychologist Dr Edwin J. Shoben Jr said Bednasek admitted urges to kill, while the defense introduced a calendar note. The state rested after Jackson’s sobbing recollections of the last gown and dress purchased for their daughter.
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Iowa City
Robert Bednasek
William E. Jackson
Iowa Parole Board
Bednasek
Pretty Margaret
Gee Gee) Jackson
University of Iowa
Jackson
Edwin J. Shoben, Jr
Edward Bate
Miss Jackson
Kate
James P. Gaffney
Iguana egg delicacy earns South American praise
Turtle eggs are avoided in the United States yet iguana eggs are valued as a gourmet delicacy by South Americans and European diners alike.
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United States
South America
Five Hurt in Crash Near Davenport Sunday
A two car crash near Davenport Sunday left five people with injuries including Marjorie Jackson who sustained possible internal injuries and cuts. Drivers Howard Gier of Wapello and Mark Newboldt of Centerville, plus Don Elliot of Centerville, were treated at Mercy Hospital after the collision. Police noted four passengers in Newboldt’s car and three in Gier’s vehicle.
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Ruth Krabill
Lester Krabill
Washington
Eugene Lynn
Davenport
Howard Gier
Wapello
Mark Newboldt
Centerville
Marjorie Jackson
Gier
Don Elliot
Mercy Hospital
Newboldt
Chrysler and UAW Near Dollar and Cent Settlement
Chrysler and the CIO United Auto Workers resumed talks on ending the two month strike by 89 008 workers with a focus on pension and wage details. Negotiators reported progress but non economic demands remain to be settled as daily sales losses reach about 10 million dollars and wage losses near 1 2 million per day.
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Misch
Chrysler Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Junior High Students Present Minstrel Show
Washington junior high students entertained Friday afternoon March 24 with the Darktown Minstrel Show directed by Wendell Rider. The cast included Ed Morrison III as Interlocutor and several end men, soloists, and specialty acts led by a long list of performers. A second public performance is planned.
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Washington Junior High School
Darktown
Wendell Rider
Ed Morrison III
Cleve Stickrod
Robert Surface
Jerry Dempsey
Norman Humble
Louis Marston
Ronnie Rich
Rod Kerr
Dick Messmer
Don Gardner
Ted Howell
Roger Hazen
Gene Garrett
John Pratt
Jack Moore
Robert Godwin
Jim Thompson
Charles Hesseltine
Ed Bailey
Jack Rommel
George Janecek
Four Men Die In Steam Pipe Explosion In Manhattan
Four men were killed at the New York Steam Corporation Kips Bay plant in Lower Manhattan when a steam pipe burst on the ground floor. Victims identified as Andrew Barney Howard Trucano Edwin Haffner and Ernest Stoskal were scalded as live steam filled the room. The factory supplies steam to heat many skyscrapers and offices.
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New York Steam Corporation
Manhattan
Volice
Andrew Barney
Howard Trucano
Edwin Haffner
Ernest St2skal
Kips Bay
Livestock Battles: Malnutrition and Disease Seen as Main Enemies
The article identifies malnutrition and disease as the principal adversaries facing livestock, outlining their damaging impact on herds and the need for improved management and health practices.
Minicks Mark 16th Year in Business at RoBerta Salon
Mr and Mrs Ray Minick celebrate sixteen years of operation at the RoBerta Beauty Salon begun in 1934. Mrs Minick previously co owned Pauls Beauty Shoppe in the same building before the Minicks took over. A naming contest won by Clarice Meek gave RoBerta its long standing title.
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Ray Minick
Roperta Beauty Salon
Clarice Meek
Ray
Bertha
RoBerta
Eveready Plumbing & Heating Opens With Big Open House
More than 3400 visitors attended the Eveready Plumbing & Heating showroom open house, with hundreds more in the evening. Prizes went to Murialife Bockhorst Vern Lintz Grace Lutes and others. Plantings and a Don Ross cartoon highlighted the event as Norton family praised turnout from Sioux Falls and surrounding towns.
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Eveready Plumbing & Heating Showroom
L. I. Norton
Norton
Eveready
Muriali Fe Bockhorst
Vern Lintz
Grace Lutes
Clarence Lynn
C. P. Berkhoff
J. L. Holmes
Joan Hayes
Helen Levis
Ronnie Davis
Mabel Fullerton
C. R. Olsen
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Keith Norton
Don Ross
Des Moines
Truman to Confer on Acheson Ouster Fight
President Truman plans a long distance call with congressional leaders to discuss possible efforts by Senate Republicans to oust Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The White House gave no agenda for the talks with the legislative "big four" during his Florida vacation.
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Fla
Truman
Senate
Dean Acheson
Washington
White House
Congress
Acheson
Lattimore lawyers demand retract McCarthy remarks
Attorneys Thurman Arnold Abe Fortas and Paul Porter demand Sen McCarthy retract his charge that Owen Lattimore is the top Soviet spy in the United States The move follows McCarthy labeling Lattimore a communist ally while Lattimore is on UN duty in Afghanistan and facing congressional inquiries from the loyalty files dispute
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Owen J. Lattimore
Joseph R. McCarthy
Lattimore
Wisconsin Republican
McCarthy
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State Department
Drew Pearson
John Hopkins University
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Afghanistan
United Nations
Thurman Arnold
Abe Fortas
Paul Porter
OPA
Brunauer
Truman Committee
Millard E. Tydings
Truman
Subcommittee
Tydings
Mr. Lattimore
Margins Shaped by a Marginal Crop
It is estimated that nearly two million cotton and soybean farm families produce the vegetable only used in margarine. The statement highlights the small market for the crop and its economic impact on farmers amid postwar agricultural policy debates.
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